A student was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug. The student was visiting Qixing Park in the south of the country with classmates on Friday when he jumped over the 2m fence around the panda's habitat.

The park in Guilin, a popular tourist town, houses a small zoo. It was virtually deserted when the student scaled the fence surrounding the panda, named Yang Yang. The student was bitten on the arms and legs. Two foreign visitors ran to get help.